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Limewire
13/F
I was thinking of downloading Limewire (just to get songs unavailable on iTunes), and I have a couple questions about it:
-How easy is it to get a virus from it?
-How easy is it to get in legal trouble for using it?
-Does it slow down your computer?
Thanks in advance :)
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-It's very easy to get a virus, and a virus protector wont always protect you
-If the government or the RIAA finds out that you download with it, you will face fines and possibly prison time. The probability is low that you would get caught, but the fines are huge.
-The program will slow down your computer as much as any other program.
Instead of limewire you should consider using bittorrent, which is similar to limewire but is generally safer to use and of better quality. Here's my bittorrent guide:
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It's very easy to get a virus from it. Believe it or not, I wasn't familiar with Limewire at the beginning, but the very first song I downloaded was a virus. Thank Heavens for Norton antivirus!
But now it's possible to tell which files look dodgy by the size.
Look at it this way, millions of other people use it, so you shouldn't worry too much.
and yes it can slow down your computer, especially if it's slow already and you are running Limewire along with multiple other programs.
Happy downloading!
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- ive heard its very easy to get a virus from it, but ive never gotten one. if you have virus checking systems on your computer, they'll catch pretty much all of them. also, always be sure to disconnect limewire when youre not using it. even if you still have it open to listen to music or something, disconnect. that way, no one can get into your files.
- of course downloading is illegal, but ive never heard of anyone gettin in trouble from limewire.
- it can slow down your computer a bit. but if you have a newer computer, you wont notice that much. if your computer is older, its best not to run any other program while limewire is open so itll run faster.
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-If you have a virus protector you will be fine pluse most people dont get them i have never had my friends get them and they all have it.
-nobody gets in trouble i have never heard of that even thouh it is ilegal so many people do it they cant stop it.
-It will slow down your computer depends on how new it is depends on how slow it will go.
and fyi, some computers it doesnt even work on, it would work on mine. I have morpheus and its really good.
Jess<3
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